<ul class="article-list">
<?php
		query_posts( array(
			'showposts' => 4,
			'post__in' => get_option('sticky_posts'),
			'caller_get_posts'=>1
			)
		);
?>

<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

<li>
  		<a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>" target="_blank"><?php echo mb_strimwidth(get_the_title(),0,52,"..."); ?></a>
    
</li>

<?php endwhile; wp_reset_query(); ?>

</ul>